Western Qʼanjobʼalan languages
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Western Qʼanjobʼalan languages are a branch of the Mayan language family spoken primarily in the highlands of Guatemala and neighboring regions, including languages such as Qʼanjobʼal, Akateko, and Jakaltek.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mayan language subgroup
ⓘ
branch of language family ⓘ |
| areClassifiedAs |
Native American languages
ⓘ
indigenous languages of the Americas ⓘ |
| areEndangered | some member languages ⓘ |
| areIndigenousTo | Mesoamerica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areRecognizedBy | Mayanist linguistics ⓘ |
| areStudiedIn | Mesoamerican linguistics ⓘ |
| geographicDistribution |
Chiapas, Mexico
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
western Guatemala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Akateko language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuj language NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakaltek language NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal language ⓘ Tojolabal language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| havePhonologicalFeature |
complex consonant inventory
ⓘ
contrastive glottalization ⓘ |
| haveSubgroup |
Chuj–Tojolabal subgroup
ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼal–Jakaltek subgroup ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranchOf | Mayan language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mayan language family
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Eastern Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCommonAncestorWith | Eastern Qʼanjobʼalan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy |
Akateko people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chuj people NERFINISHED ⓘ Jakaltek people NERFINISHED ⓘ Maya peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Qʼanjobʼal people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tojolabal people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Guatemala
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenPrimarilyIn | Guatemalan highlands ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Mayan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typologicalFeature |
ergative–absolutive alignment
ⓘ
head-marking morphology ⓘ rich aspectual system ⓘ verb–initial basic word order ⓘ |
| useIn |
community radio broadcasting
ⓘ
local education programs in Guatemala ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.